As the Deputy may be aware my Department was established in 2020. As Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, I have appointed two Special Advisers in my Department. The appointments have been made in accordance with Instructions for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These instructions set specific conditions to be met in respect of such appointments including salaries to be applied and details can be found on www.gov.ie/en/publication/9ad159-special-advisers-pay/. Both my advisers have been placed on the Principal Officer scale and are currently on the second point of that scale.
Ministerial salaries are a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and as of 1 February 2022 the salary for a Minister is €82,730. The Deputy may wish to note that this information is available at www.gov.ie/en/publication/a8bc7-pay-of-oireachtas-members-and-office-holders/.